Mission to the Border: Latino advocacy group leaves politics behind for immigration fact-finding tour
MISSION TO THE BORDER: Milwaukee-based Forward Latino led a delegation to the southernmost border section between Mexico and the United States. Leadership and board members of the nonprofit Hispanic advocacy organization planned the trip as a way to separate politics...
After inaction by legislature Attorney General Kaul files lawsuit to block Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law
Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced on June 28 a new lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban. The lawsuit comes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court released a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization...
Milwaukee County War Memorial Center nears funding goal to install new “Gallery of Honor” exhibit
The Milwaukee County War Memorial Center has entered the public phase of a $500,000 campaign to build a world-class exhibit to honor the 64 Wisconsin residents who received the highest and most prestigious military decoration in the United States, the Congressional...
Milwaukee’s interfaith community installs new multi-language monument as a proclamation for peace
A new interfaith peace pole was dedicated on June 20 at the grounds of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, by leaders of many faiths who proclaimed their united dedication to work for peace in the community. The public event was hosted by the Interfaith Conference of...
Juneteenth 2022: Milwaukee commemorates Federal holiday for Emancipation with 51st annual parade
Two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed enslaved persons in the Confederates states in 1865, Union major general Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas, and delivered the news. As Blacks migrated across America,...
Stories from Ukraine: Anya Nakonechna shares why the Lviv Opera is a symbol of her nation’s culture
Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in...
Stories from Ukraine: Bucha resident recalls how Russians turned neighborhood into a street of death
Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in...
Stories from Ukraine: How a mass grave of executions overshadowed accountability from Bucha’s leadership
Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in...
A Meeting of Sister Cities: Former and current Mayors of Irpin ask Milwaukee’s business community for help
Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in...
Stories from Ukraine: Having a shared purpose helped Irpin’s leaders protect the city and stop the invaders
Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in...
Stories from Ukraine: Healing remains slow as Borodyanka residents recover from occupation
Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in...
Stories from Ukraine: Illegal weapons and proof of Russian War Crimes easily seen along streets of Irpin
Reports from Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from cities across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, in May 2022. It was the first and, at that time, only news organization in...